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The Docket
April 2009

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A Jewel in Our Lives
Mark Fogg

Bar Codes to Replace Bar Numbers for Colorado Lawyers
Dick Ott

BREAKING NEWS!

Cartoon Corner
Marc Jacobs

Corporate counsel hungers for pro bono at lunchtime
Leslie Kelly

Dates on the Docket

FYI

Honorees Molded Careers by Helping Others
Dianne A. Van Voorhees

Humanitarians win lifetime service award from Ritter, Hickenlooper
Tara Miller

In a Recession, Young Lawyers Form Labor Union
Becky Bye

Law School Curriculum Might be Reduced to Two Years
Craig Eley

Legal Affairs

On the Bar Tab

Picture This: DBA Happenings

The Marketplace


Dates on the Docket

Dates for Attorneys

APRIL 1

Docket Committee Meeting
Noon-1 p.m.
Call Tara Miller,
(303) 824-5312

APRIL 2

DBA Budget Committee
7:30-9 a.m.
Call Greg Martin,
(303) 824-5317.

DBA Denver ATJ Committee
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Democracy Education
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

APRIL 7

CBA/DBA Diversity in the Legal Profession
4-4:30 p.m.
Call Andrea Mueller,
(303) 824-5340.

CBA/DBA DILP
Pipeline Working Group
4:30-6 p.m.
Call Andrea Mueller,
(303) 824-5340.

APRIL 8

CBA/DBA Joint Meeting Professionalism-Coordinating Councils
Noon-1 p.m.
Call Chuck Turner,
(303) 824-5314.

DBAYLD Council Meeting6-7:30 p.m.
Call Melissa Nicoletti,
(303) 824-5321.

APRIL 9

DBA Board of Trustees
7:30-9:15 a.m.
Call Dana Collier Smith,
(303) 824-5318.

APRIL 11

Member Appreciation Night—Colorado Mammoth Game
7-10 p.m.
Call Melissa Nicoletti,
(303) 824-5321.

APRIL 14

Waterman Fund Monthly Meeting
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Call Janet Bauer,
(303) 824-5319

APRIL 15

DBA Legal Fee Arbitration Committee
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Call Richard Dyrland,
(303) 824-5371.

APRIL 16

DBA Budget Committee
7:30-9 a.m.
Call Greg Martin,
(303) 824-5317.

APRIL 21

DBA Community Action Network
Noon-1 p.m.
Call Heather Clark,
(303) 824-5350.

APRIL 24

DBA Annual Event Barristers Benefit Ball
6 p.m.-Midnight
Call Dana Collier Smith,
(303) 824-5318.

Join a Committee!

If interested in joining a committee that is listed here, or for a full list of DBA committees, visit www.denbar.org. Call (303) 860-1115 with questions.

Dates for the Public

APRIL 1

Lawline 9 —
Landlord/Tenant
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Legal Night at El Centro
2830 Lawrence St.
5:30-7 p.m.
Call (303) 295-9470.

APRIL 8

Lawline 9 —
Litigation
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

APRIL 14 

Bankruptcy Clinic
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
721 19th St. Room 125
1:30-3 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

APRIL 15

Pro Se Divorce Clinic Denver City/County Courthouse
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Lawline 9 —
Family Law
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

APRIL 16

Collections Clinic
Civil Division, 4th Floor
1515 Cleveland Pl.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Call (303) 640-5132.

APRIL 17

Small Claims Clinic
Civil Division 4th Floor
1515 Cleveland Pl.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Call (303) 640-5132.

APRIL 21

Pro Se Family Law Clinic
Division of Work Force Development
1200 Federal Blvd.,
Room 1018
5:30–7 p.m.
Call (720) 944-2594.

Legal Night at Mi Casa
360 Acoma St.
5:30–7 p.m.
Call (303) 573-1302.

APRIL 22

Lawline 9 —General Law
(Reserved: Women's Bar Association)
4-6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

APRIL 29 

Lawline 9 —
Traffic Ticket/Criminal
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

To volunteer for the DBA Public Legal Education programs, contact
Carolyn Gravit at
(303) 824-5323.

All meetings are scheduled at 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver, unless otherwise noted. Activities for the Denver Bar Association & DBA/CLE are listed on this page. Call Melissa Nicoletti, (303) 824-5321, to schedule committee meetings, so they will appear in this calendar.


The Marketplace

To place a Marketplace ad, contact Beneva Hansen at bhansen@cobar.org or (303) 824-5310. The rate for placing an ad is $15 for every 25 words or part thereof. Ads must be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month of publication.

SERVICES

BAR PREP. Classes – Colorado Bar Exam. Please contact Dan Wilson at dwilson@law.du.edu, (720) 839-0727 or visit www.dwbar.com for more information.

BILLINGLOGIC – Full-service billing company with 25 years’ experience. Call today and simplify your billing! Call (303) 278-4900 or www.billinglogic.com.

eJD SEARCH specializes in attorney placement, providing sophisticated assistance to associates and partners with portable practices. Contact Elizabeth J. Dietrich, Esq. at (303) 634-2200 or libbyjd@ejdsearch.com. Visit www.ejdsearch.com.

ATTORNEY DEBT COLLECTIONS. Let us develop and manage your local collection practice under a license arrangement. Lucrative returns in $2.5 trillion market of consumer debt. Investment required. Please contact Stuart Sherman by e-mail at www.legalcollections.com or (877) 827-3861.

BILLING: Front Range Billing Solutions offers reasonable rates and individual service, catering to small firms and sole practitioners. Save money by improving cash flow and alleviating the overhead associated with in-house billing. See http://www.frontrangebilling.com or call (303) 775-0277. References available.

LIFE COACHING FOR PROFESSIONALS. I am a licensed professional counselor and life transition coach, whose work is with attorneys striving for career contentment and life balance and with couples in conflict. I am able to bring concerns forward in an unequivocally confidential setting. To begin the process, call Kristene Elmore at (303) 659-6743.

SPACE

AFFORDABLE OFFICE SPACE available from $300/mo. 20+ lawyers currently make their home here. Convenient location. Free services include telephone, telephone answering (w/VM), and conference rooms. High-speed Internet and secretarial also available. Call (303) 991-5864.

OFFICES AVAILABLE IN HISTORIC HOUSE NEAR DENVER COURTHOUSE. Available use of conference room, DSL, Westlaw, copier and fax machine. Shared receptionist. Parking included. There may be referrals. Please contact Walter Gerash Firm, (303) 825-5400.

VIRTUAL OFFICE SERVICES. Downtown and Lakewood. Work from home with a prestigious address. Live telephone answering, screening, forwarding of calls. Impressive conference room facilities. Video-conferencing equipment and court reporting available. $150/mo. Call (303) 260-6400 (for downtown) or (303) 228-7000 (for Lakewood); or visit: www.yourofficedenver.com.

IDEAL FOR SOLO ATTORNEY! One newly remodeled office (178 sf.) available in Cherry Creek office building. Four-attorney suite features: kitchen; conference room; law library (emphasis on estate planning, elder law, charitable giving); telephone system (w/VM); high-speed Internet; fax; copier; and parking. Located near Colorado Blvd. & Exposition Ave. Reasonable rates. Please call: (303) 377-0070 for further details.

EXECUTIVE SUITE OFFICES. Downtown and Lakewood. Furnished offices from $600, including high-speed Internet access and complete telephone service. On-site color laser printing/copying. Close to Denver and Arapahoe County courthouses. Video-conferencing equipment and court reporting available. Call (303) 260-6400 (for downtown) or (303) 228-7000 (for Lakewood); or visit: www.yourofficedenver.com.

IS IT TIME TO TAKE YOUR PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL with affordable office sharing opportunity for attorneys. Conveniently located in the 31st floor-penthouse suite at Denver Financial Center. Available space consists of professional, beautifully renovated offices to help achieve this goal; and includes excellent views, complete and flexible office services, spacious conference rooms, T-1 Internet access, Westlaw, and other services. 7 offices plus workstations available. Contact Wyetta Combs: wcombs@ph-law.com; (303) 298-1999.

FIRST MONTH FREE! Franklin Street Legal Suites. Three offices available (furnished or unfurnished). Collegial atmosphere with AV-rated attorneys in classy Victorian. Centrally located, uptown at 1763 Franklin. Live receptionist, telephones, fax, copier, conference room, law library, secretarial stations, Internet, DSL, kitchen, and parking. Overflow possible. Bob Bricmont, (303) 861-1171.

HAMPDEN EXECUTIVE SUITES, Hampden & Tamarac (close to I-25 and I-225), provides office space for small business owners for as little as $450/mo. We also offer virtual tenancy for $100/mo. Both provide a friendly office environment, live receptionist to answer and transfer calls, use of fax/copier/scanner, access to conference rooms, high-speed Internet access, and free parking. Please call Lisa Burns today, (303) 757-5000, for tour and details.

WANTED

WANT TO PURCHASE MINERALS and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.